The film Automata seems to have come out of nowhere, and it appears to have just the sort of vibe that fans of Neill Blomkamp’s film District 9 will love. Antonio Banderas stars in and produces a story that bears a distinct conceptual influence from Isaac Asimov, but which looks a lot more like Blade Runner and the films from Blomkamp. It’s set in a gritty vision of the future in which robots are poised on the brink of evolution, and charts the intersection of the life of one man and a set of intelligent ‘bots. Watch the great Automata trailer below. Read More »